[NSRCA-discussion] RC Pilot killed

[Keith Black]

Matt, my flying of heli's is very limited, you must be thinking of someone
else.

Keith


On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 12:47 AM, <rcmaster199 at aol.com> wrote:

> Keith I think you fly these models too. Seems I remember something from a
> longtime ago.
>
> How practical is it to design a shroud around the rotor? Would probably
> need to be supported from both top and bottom. Center support shaft coming
> through the main rotor shaft. Would the shroud depth need to be greater
> than at 6" or or so? For a full flight envelope?
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Black <tkeithblack at gmail.com>
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Sat, Sep 7, 2013 9:53 pm
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] RC Pilot killed
>
>  This is so sad, but I'm truly amazed it doesn't happen more often.
> Though I don't know what happened in this case, these guys do unbelievable
> maneuvers with their heli's and often really close in. Like Ryan said they
> can change direction and cover an amazing amount of ground in the blink of
> an eye. When these guys go up at our field I always head to the pits for
> cover.
>
>  If you watch the YouTube video that was posted, at the end he lands the
> heli on what appears to be a table just a couple of feet in front of
> himself and two friends while they are seated. The rotor level is right
> about in line with their heads. Fixed wing pilots often stress staying out
> of the plane of the prop in case something comes off or breaks free, which
> I'd think would happen less often on planes than on heli's which have
> blades that hinge.  However, the very nature of heli flight frequently puts
> the person in the same plane as the rotor.
>
>  Very sad, but it won't be the last.
>
>  Keith Black
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 9:05 PM, J N Hiller <jnhiller at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>  Roman Pirozek****
>> ** ******
>> This was in an earlier post.****
>>
>> http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2013/09/05/remote-control-helicopter-kills-man-in-brooklyn/
>> ****
>>   ****
>> ** ******
>> -----Original Message-----
>> *From:* nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:
>> nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]*On Behalf Of *William Harden
>> *Sent:* Saturday, September 07, 2013 6:23 PM
>> *To:* General pattern discussion
>> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] RC Pilot killed
>> ** ******
>>  What is the name of the kid? ****
>>  ** ******
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone****
>>
>> On Sep 7, 2013, at 4:18 PM, SilentAV8R <Silentav8r at cox.net> wrote:****
>> He was a sponsored pilot on Team Align. He was flying a TREX 700 electric
>> with carbon fiber blades (pretty the only blades anyone flies anymore).
>>
>> Google his name. You can find numerous YouTube videos of him flying.
>>
>>
>> On 9/7/13 1:32 PM, rcmaster199 at aol.com wrote:****
>> I've been told (unconfirmed) the kid was a very active heli pilot, who
>> had been flying for several years and was highly experienced. Chances are
>> better than 50:50 he was flying carbon blades for max performance. A low
>> mass blade that is stiff like a knife can still do lethal damage.....****
>>  ****
>> Recently we had a couple pilots bring their 700 size helis to my field. I
>> was surprised to hear they were pushing 7500 watts through these things.
>> That's 10 hp same as DA120 puts out****
>>  ****
>> The park is well known in the NE for its heli flying and is a fairly
>> large area. With all that room, the amazing thing to me is that when
>> something went wrong, the heli made a bee-line for him.....Just terrible,
>> bad luck!****
>>  ****
>> MattK****
>> ** ******
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